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Unmechanical hitting iOS on March 18th
Indie developers Talawa Games and Teotl Studios, both based in Sweden, have today announced that their new puzzle adventure game Unmechanical, released back in August for the PC will also be available on the AppStore on March 18th. “The feedback from fans and critics...
Indie Royale’s Debut Bundle is live
The Debut Bundle from Indie Royale bringing 6 indie gems which are debuts of some kind ( 4 games or versions debuting on PC, and 2 studio’s debut games) together are valued at over $50, is now live. The games featured are Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Ep. 1 The...
Ultima series creator takes it to Kickstarter for Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott, the creator of the hugely successful Ultima series that helped him gain a legendary status in fantasy role playing games today announced Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, a return to his fantasy RPG roots, in development by Portalarium,...
StarDrive Beta launches today
Zero Sum Games and publisher Iceberg Interactivehave just announced that their forthcoming 4x space strategy game StarDrive will launch today as a Beta (pre-order & play now) on Steam. As an appetizer for the beta launch, an official teaser trailer is was also...
Liberation Maiden released on iOS
LEVEL-5, the Japanese game developer best known for the Professor Layton video game series, has today announced the release of their sci-fi shooter Liberation Maiden worldwide for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.The gane was directed by critically acclaimed developer...
Free-to-play Dogs of War Online revealed
Cyanide today officially unveiled Dogs of War Online a free-to-play multiplayer game based on the universe of Confrontation and also released the first images of the game that give us a glimpse of a Confrontation between the Lion and Wolfen two of the three armies...
Alien Spidy hitting PC, Mac, XBLA on March 20
Kalypso Media announced today that their action-platformer Alien Spidy will hit Xbox LIVE, and the Apple Mac and Windows PC on Wednesday, March 20. The PlayStation Network version will launch soon thereafter. Developed by Enigma Software, Alien Spidy is a...
To the Moon creator announces A Bird Story
Freebird Games, the independent studio that gave us To the Moon one of the most memorable and emotional role-playing adventure games in recent memory, today announced the development of their second commercial title, A Bird Story, a short PC adventure game about a boy...
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel demo coming March 12th
Electronic Arts has announced that a demo for their upcoming third-person co-op shooter Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel will arrive on the 12th March on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. According to the press release, "In the demo, players will step into...
Lost Planet 3 hits PC, PS3, Xbox 360 on June 28th
Lost Planet 3, the latest chapter in the Lost Planet series will be released across North America on June 25 and in Europe on June 28, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, Capcom has officially announced. Capcom also showed off a new trailer, revealing that main...
Company of Heroes 2 release date
Sega today announced that Company of Heroes 2, the strategy game from newly acquired Relic Entertainment, slated for an earlier release in 2013, is now scheduled to launch on PC on June 25th, 2013 in North America and Europe. According to the press release the reason...
Release date for Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge announced
Today Canadian indie devs Frima Studio (Nun Attack, Zombie Tycoon, A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! Lights, Camera, Party!) announced the release date of Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge set to arrive on the PS3 and PS Vita on April 30th, 2013 in the US, and May 1st in...
Trion Worlds announces Defiance Season Pass
Trion Worlds has unveiled some details about the action packed Season Pass for Defiance, their online open world shooter connected to the upcoming Syfy Network television series with the same name. Players who want to save big on the first 5 DLC packs rolling out...
Thief officially announced
Eidos-Montréal, the award winning studio behind the critically acclaimed Deus Ex: Human Revolution, today unveiled Thief, a reinvention of a franchise that helped define an entire genre of games, for PC, PlayStation 4, and other next generation consoles. "We’re...
Arma 3 Alpha Version now available
Bohemia Interactive today announced that the Aplha version of their upcoming PC-exclusive tactical military shooter game, Arma 3, which provides players with the opportunity to try out and provide feedback on the game’s military sandbox gameplay, is now available for...
Activision announces Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game
Activision today announced that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, a new, digital download-only video game inspired by Nickelodeon’s new hit animated series, will be available this summer. Developed by Red Fly Studio, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out...
bitComposer Games unveils Thunder Wolves
In the second quarter of 2013, bitComposer Games and Most Wanted Entertainment are launching the Thunder Wolves on Sony Playstation Network, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and Windows PC. Thunder Wolves puts gamers in the hot seat of an experienced helicopter group that has...
Segas announces Sonic Dash for mobile devices
Following the success of Sonic Jump SEGA has today officially announced Sonic Dash, an infinite running game created exclusively for mobile platforms from Hardlight Studios. Not much information have been revealed for the time being apart from the fact that the game...
ISOTX unveils Game X
ISOTX, a publisher and developer focused on war games, best known for the FPS/Tower Defense game Iron Grip: Warlord and the free-to-play turn-based strategy game Iron Grip: Marauders, today confirmed rumors of the development of a new high production value, turn-based...
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag officially announced
Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, the next installment in the company’s best-selling franchise. The game, which has development for nearly two years, introduces Edward Kenway, an all new hero, and setting, and promises to feature the most...
Beyond: Two Souls coming October 8th
Beyond: Two Souls the much anticipated title from Heavy Rain creators Quantic Dream and the mind of visionary director David Cage, will launch on the PS3 on October 8th, Ross Alexander – European Product Manager, of SCEE revealed on the Playstation Blog. Beyond is a...
Deep Silver announces release date for Metro: Last Light
Deep Silver has today announced that Metro: Last Light, the sequel to 2010’s cult classic Metro 2033, will be available from May 14, 2013 within Northern and Latin America and May 17, 2013 across Europe for PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Windows PC. “The new release...
Free-to-play Real Racing 3 is now available across mobile platforms
Electronic Arts just announced that Real Racing 3 is now available for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Developed by the EA Firemonkeys studio, the free-to-play game promises to deliver “the most exhilarating handheld racing experience”...
Anomaly 2 announced
11 bit studios have officially announced Anomaly 2, the sequel to the award-winning strategy game, Anomaly Warzone Earth. The game promises to be a great improvement over its predecessor aiming to deliver a hardcore real-time strategy experience with exceptional...